The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-02

/ Max Collins after supper. Some of US
have got to tramp back to Giles farm
house and get another boat"
"You and will go, Max" said Tracy.
fWill can stay here and guard the
ladies, We'd better start tomorrow
morning, if it's clear"
The weather was fine next morning,
and after an early breakfast Chat
Graham girl made splendid corn pones)
Tracy and Max left US. Poor Mrs.
Bartlett actually whimpered when they
went of.
shipwrecked in this bowling wilder
ness" she said.
That's rather a mixed metaphor, y
exclaimed Will, land not at all compll-
mentary to my bravery. You know,
NV dear madam, that will defend you
as long as have drop of blood left
if these warlike mosquitoes leave me
any to begin with.
Win is a real nice fellow QOvely to
lead the german with y, but he isn't
cut out for a woodsman, and about the
first thing he did after Tracy and Max
had gone was to tumble down rocky
place-he was getting some rare ferns
for Sadie Ayerv-and break his leg !!
Well. l don't know what we would have
done had it not been for that Graham
girl! We were all about ready to go
into Mysteries, but she spoke out sharp
aud commanding. and told us that we
must help her. We somehow got VIII
into the house-it must have looked
ridiculous to see US all pulling and
Juggling at him-and on a cot, and then
Helen went to Mrs. Bartlett's medicine
chest, which she had brought along on
account of the children, and got him
something that would keep him quiet
and prevent fever. Then there was
nothing else to do but wait until Tracy
returned and, oh, i seemed ages!
In the meantime something still more
startling took place. We were all rest
Ing bit after our exertions, when sud
denly in rushed Tom and Tiny, saying
in scared whispers, for VIII was doing,
and we motioned them to be quiet:
30. that Francisco has come back!
He is coming up from the beach, and he
acts awful queer! He swore at US, he
didp' .
"What! the guide?" said Mrs. Bart
lett. Girls, ne must be drunk or crazy
What shall ne do2 o, what shall we
do? Poor VIII can't protect uS?"
allu 41C III C-GIll OtoIu1 OCO FOAshOAS
said Helen Graham, decidedly. "We'll
have to settle with Francisco ourselves.
He does look crazy or drunk" going to
the door and looking out at the rolling,
staggering figure coming up the pebbly
path.
1t was quite evident that he was
nk-unfortunately not enough to
make MIN clumsy and helpless, but
enough to be ugly and reckless. His
boldness showed that he knew we were
without defender.
Helen Graham stepped outside the
door, one hand hanging down in the
folds Of her gown. Her face was white,
but otherwise she seemed calm.
"What do you want, Francisco?" she
called out, in steady tones.
He sWore like pirate as he answered
Now, look here, girl, you needn't
put on any airsl There amt no one
out that crippled dandy in there! I've
come to have my just dues. The boss,
Ioring, would not allow me any whisky
md so l went of and helped myself.
Now, I've come back to settle up! You
women have got to fork over what
money and valuables you've gotn and
With that the ugly brute drew a step
learer.
1 never knew Helen Graham's eyes
ould fash so. stand back" she
ried. She raised her right hand from
he folds of her gown, and | caught a
teely CLEAN. It was Will's revolyerl
Francisco didn't relish that little
Inning weapon being pointed at him,
md be cringed down like a whipped
;ur.
Now" continued Helen, you 60
md sit down under that tree -
On, III leave now-I won't trouble
you any more" ne mumbled.
DO as l tell you-sit DOWN. said
she, sharp and stern, and sit down he
lid; and then she mounted guard over
him, the pistol still in her hand. We
begged her to let him go.
NO" said she; Il can't trust him !
)ut OF our sight; he's mean enough to
10 almost anything! He's got to stay
here until the men come, and he can be |
placed under the arm of the law"
So watch him she did all that long !
afternoon. 1t was dreary waiting. Not !
Until the silver sheen of the lake grew |
purple with the long mountain !
hadows did help come. Then. far
Town the lake, came a cherry "Yo-o- |
leli" and two boats swept around the |
urve. Tracy, Max, Farmer Giles and !
trusty guide were in them. And /
carcely had all our excited ex.
,lanations been given, when, what
10 you suppose?-that Graham girl /
Rinted away as white and limp as any
woman! There was a good |
Ieal in the expression of Tracy's face |
IS he caught her in his arms, and
ARA and 1 felt that our chances were /
mall-a man never looks like that I'm
ess he is holding the woman he wants !
or his wife!
Well, to return to the prose part: We
omehow got back to civilization again.
Poor VIII was placed in the DOCTORS
are, and the poetical but cratic Fran
isco was handed over to the tender
nercies of the constable. AS for our
elves-dear me. what with stones,
mud, briers aud uuderbrush, worms,
makes and mosquitoes, to say nothing
# tipsy guides and plucky governesses
we Clara auo l. a. said before, never
rant to camp out again Chicago /
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